Word games could threaten climate [hoax] bill - Jeanne Cummings - POLITICO.com

The initial Waxman-Markey draft exempted only those plants that had been through all the challenge phases of the permit process, including lawsuits. Those were considered “finally” permitted plants.

In their vote hunt, the chairmen agreed to change the language to “initially” permitted plants, which means that about 100 plants that are in the various stages of the permit process could be built without meeting new emissions standards.

“This bill could jump-start construction of those coal plants,” said Justin Ruben, executive director of MoveOn.org, which is working with some environmental groups to try to improve the measure in the Senate.

House To Vote On Energy - Jamie Dupree on newstalkradiowhio.com

In a surprise switch, House Democrats have now decided that they will force a vote this week on a major energy bill - what's known as the cap-and-trade legislation.

Late on Monday night, backers submitted the revised bill to the House Rules Committee, which posted the 1,201 page behemoth on the internet.

Please take a minute to leaf through it and find out what's stuffed in all those pages at http://www.rules.house.gov/111/LegText/111_hr2454_sub.pdf

This move certainly spices up the last few days of this Congressional work period, as Democrats seem ready to roll the dice on the energy issue.